Shareware & PD - Full Registered Games - Page 15

Peter · 29 July 2010, 21:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeroAngelo

Hey.

First off, I do not know where to get Xenomorphs 1&2 (full versions). Any aid in this would be most welcome.

Second...

I have absolutely no idea where to find Alastair Murray's e-mail or snailmail addresses. All my googling was for naught. Has anyone been successful in finding this person?

Look here to get access to the EAB File Server...

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=43633

Once there you need to go to...

Games/PD (Full Versions) Folder - you will find Xenomorphs2 there.

I don't think that Xenomorphs 1 is available - but perhaps Heavy Stylus can confirm...

Remind me - Who is Alistair Murray and what game did he write...?

NeroAngelo · 29 July 2010, 21:49

Kill 'em All, Hanger 18... many more I can't even commit to memory, shame...

Peter · 17 August 2010, 15:15

Great news today...

I have been in contact with Karl Randay - Graphic artist on the game "Dark Angel" See pictures attached and also this thread... http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=53719 where Jimbo has been searching for it...

Karl has joined EAB - look out for posts by "pixelherder" !!

Karl seems confident that he could obtain a full version of Dark Angel for us, either from his own Amiga archive (a box in the garage!) or from the game coder Edward Burbidge - Karl is still in contact with Edward.

Dark Angel was a very polished looking Amiga Shareware game paying obvious respect to "Flashback". It would be great to see a full entry for it in the Hall of Light with a selection of screen shots that would really show off Karl's Graphics!

Fingers crossed that Karl can get the full game back for us... Thanks Karl for joining us here and taking the time to help us in our search

Karl has also joined the Facebook page "Scavenge Amiga" and I know he will be contacting alll his old Amiga chums to help me find that game as well

Jimbo · 17 August 2010, 17:13

Thanks to Karl and Peter fingers crossed we might have the full version of this gem

hitm4n · 17 August 2010, 19:13

looks a cool game...

25 August 2010, 12:16

I'm Alastair Murray, the author of Backbone and Turtleminator and a few others, although I wrote them over ten years ago when I was still at school!

It was quite strange to find those games being mentioned! I came across it whilst doing a search for the turtleminator (I've been thinking about doing a modern version for the iphone/ipad)

I don't have the source code for Backbone any more I'm afraid, but if anyone does want to email me, it's alastair dot murray1 at gmail dot com

Retro1234 · 25 August 2010, 12:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Muzza

I'm Alastair Murray, the author of Backbone and Turtleminator and a few others, although I wrote them over ten years ago when I was still at school!

It was quite strange to find those games being mentioned! I came across it whilst doing a search for the turtleminator (I've been thinking about doing a modern version for the iphone/ipad)

I don't have the source code for Backbone any more I'm afraid, but if anyone does want to email me, it's alastair dot murray1 at gmail dot com

Dude thanks for joining and your reply

What a shame you dont have the source, Backbone actully gets mentioned quite alot you realy did a good job pushing AMOS did the routens contain any ASM or all was writen in Basic with AMOS?
Thanks Dude

Peter · 25 August 2010, 12:47

Hi Alastair - welcome to EAB - great to hear from you!

I guess we are lucky to have "Turtleminator" as so many Amiga PD and Shareware games are lost - thanks for this great little game!

What a shame that Backbone seems to be MIA as it were - fingers crossed we could locate a copy of it one day...

Do you have anything else of your Amiga "Stuff" still boxed up anywhere that you could salvage and share with us here... we would be interested in those "few others" you mention...!

Stick around and enjoy EAB - it's a great Amiga place...

hitm4n · 25 August 2010, 13:16

"selfish mode on"

Anyone had any more luck with John Hardie and Platman yet?

"leaves selfish mode on for later"

Peter · 25 August 2010, 13:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by hitm4n

"selfish mode on"

Anyone had any more luck with John Hardie and Platman yet?

"leaves selfish mode on for later"

See this post... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=255

I don't think it is likely that we are ever going to see a full version of Platman, John has lost the full game disk. Although he has said that he would ask his friends if they had a copy... I'm not holding my breath.

hitm4n · 26 August 2010, 01:49

Thx. Heres hoping. Its a cracking little game.

26 August 2010, 11:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boo Boo

Dude thanks for joining and your reply

What a shame you dont have the source, Backbone actully gets mentioned quite alot you realy did a good job pushing AMOS did the routens contain any ASM or all was writen in Basic with AMOS?
Thanks Dude

It was all AMOS. There were a few extensions used as well.
I remember I had to work around a lot of AMOS limitations and do a few tricks here and there.
The whole Backbone project started because I was making so many games that were similar to each other (scrolling, shooting, jumping) that I thought I'd make a little tool to automatically create the foundations of a game, and then I'd fill in the unique bits. Then it evolved some more until I decided to release it.
I think it had a lot of bugs though!

26 August 2010, 11:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter

Hi Alastair - welcome to EAB - great to hear from you!

I guess we are lucky to have "Turtleminator" as so many Amiga PD and Shareware games are lost - thanks for this great little game!

What a shame that Backbone seems to be MIA as it were - fingers crossed we could locate a copy of it one day...

Do you have anything else of your Amiga "Stuff" still boxed up anywhere that you could salvage and share with us here... we would be interested in those "few others" you mention...!

Stick around and enjoy EAB - it's a great Amiga place...

I threw most of my AMIGA stuff out about 5 years ago. I didn't have the space! I wish I'd been able to keep hold of it.
Whatever I had left went in to storage in the UK when I moved to Australia a couple of years ago. I wouldn't imagine the floppies even work any more, but I kept a few for the memories! I quite long for the days when I could make a game in a few weeks for the AMIGA. Now-a-days I spend 3 years on them before they get released

but I do Xbox360/PS3 stuff now.

Jimbo · 26 August 2010, 11:38

Hey,

What have you done on the xbox 360? If you ever need a beta tester

Cheers

NeroAngelo · 02 September 2010, 11:08

Muzza - can you perhaps try and scavenge Kill'em All somewhere? I'm looking for this since FOREVER?

Raislin77it · 21 September 2010, 11:28

any news for the xenomorphs 2 source code?

Peter · 21 September 2010, 13:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raislin77it

any news for the xenomorphs 2 source code?

@Heavy Stylus

Hi HS - was there any news on this?

Heavy Stylus · 04 October 2010, 15:52

Ah no, there wasn't. Actually, IIRC, the coder said that he had a few more disks at his parents house, but I haven't heard from him for a loooong time now, so I assume there was no source code found.

Heavy Stylus · 04 October 2010, 15:56

Ah, and I can confirm that the full version of Xenomorphs 1 is not available; X2 is basically the same game with AGA enhanced gfx and other improvements anyway.

In fact, I have a nagging suspicion that Xenomorphs 1 was actually the demo version of the full Xenomorphs 2. I will have to check my correspondence emails.

roberthazelby · 04 October 2010, 18:16

Hi guys, you'll be pleased to learn that I have a full registered version of Beetle.

I loved the CU Amiga demo so much that I ordered the full version from the author.

I remember back in the day phoning the author up and having a really nice chat with him. He was explaining the tools he used to code the game up, as I was interested in coding for the Amiga.

Some 15 odd years on I've still yet to do ANY game coding for the Amiga *laughs*

Anyway, what's the best way for me to get this to you. I'm planning to get my Amiga networked up in the next month or so, so should (depending on how easy it is to get an expanded Amiga online) lha/dms the disk up and upload it. Failing that I could send a copy out via post.

Are we working in the same manner as World of Spectrum, whereby efforts are made to contact the original authors, and if we receive no reply we make the titles available until we hear otherwise?

17 August 2010, 15:15	#283
Peter Still an Amiga user Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent Age: 55 Posts: 2,715	Great news today... I have been in contact with Karl Randay - Graphic artist on the game "Dark Angel" See pictures attached and also this thread... http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=53719 where Jimbo has been searching for it... Karl has joined EAB - look out for posts by "pixelherder" !! Karl seems confident that he could obtain a full version of Dark Angel for us, either from his own Amiga archive (a box in the garage!) or from the game coder Edward Burbidge - Karl is still in contact with Edward. Dark Angel was a very polished looking Amiga Shareware game paying obvious respect to "Flashback". It would be great to see a full entry for it in the Hall of Light with a selection of screen shots that would really show off Karl's Graphics! Fingers crossed that Karl can get the full game back for us... Thanks Karl for joining us here and taking the time to help us in our search Karl has also joined the Facebook page "Scavenge Amiga" and I know he will be contacting alll his old Amiga chums to help me find that game as well Attached Thumbnails

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29 July 2010, 21:49	#282
NeroAngelo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Poland Posts: 42	Kill 'em All, Hanger 18... many more I can't even commit to memory, shame...

17 August 2010, 17:13	#284
Jimbo Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Colchester Essex Age: 44 Posts: 822	Thanks to Karl and Peter fingers crossed we might have the full version of this gem

17 August 2010, 19:13	#285
hitm4n Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lincoln, UK Posts: 605	looks a cool game...

25 August 2010, 12:16	#286
Muzza Posts: n/a	I'm Alastair Murray, the author of Backbone and Turtleminator and a few others, although I wrote them over ten years ago when I was still at school! It was quite strange to find those games being mentioned! I came across it whilst doing a search for the turtleminator (I've been thinking about doing a modern version for the iphone/ipad) I don't have the source code for Backbone any more I'm afraid, but if anyone does want to email me, it's alastair dot murray1 at gmail dot com

25 August 2010, 12:47	#288
Peter Still an Amiga user Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent Age: 55 Posts: 2,715	Hi Alastair - welcome to EAB - great to hear from you! I guess we are lucky to have "Turtleminator" as so many Amiga PD and Shareware games are lost - thanks for this great little game! What a shame that Backbone seems to be MIA as it were - fingers crossed we could locate a copy of it one day... Do you have anything else of your Amiga "Stuff" still boxed up anywhere that you could salvage and share with us here... we would be interested in those "few others" you mention...! Stick around and enjoy EAB - it's a great Amiga place...

25 August 2010, 13:16	#289
hitm4n Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lincoln, UK Posts: 605	"selfish mode on" Anyone had any more luck with John Hardie and Platman yet? "leaves selfish mode on for later"

26 August 2010, 01:49	#291
hitm4n Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lincoln, UK Posts: 605	Thx. Heres hoping. Its a cracking little game.

26 August 2010, 11:38	#294
Jimbo Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Colchester Essex Age: 44 Posts: 822	Hey, What have you done on the xbox 360? If you ever need a beta tester Cheers

02 September 2010, 11:08	#295
NeroAngelo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Poland Posts: 42	Muzza - can you perhaps try and scavenge Kill'em All somewhere? I'm looking for this since FOREVER?

21 September 2010, 11:28	#296
Raislin77it Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: italy Age: 46 Posts: 244	any news for the xenomorphs 2 source code?

04 October 2010, 15:52	#298
Heavy Stylus CD32 Fanboi Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Exeter, UK Age: 45 Posts: 528	Ah no, there wasn't. Actually, IIRC, the coder said that he had a few more disks at his parents house, but I haven't heard from him for a loooong time now, so I assume there was no source code found.

04 October 2010, 15:56	#299
Heavy Stylus CD32 Fanboi Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Exeter, UK Age: 45 Posts: 528	Ah, and I can confirm that the full version of Xenomorphs 1 is not available; X2 is basically the same game with AGA enhanced gfx and other improvements anyway. In fact, I have a nagging suspicion that Xenomorphs 1 was actually the demo version of the full Xenomorphs 2. I will have to check my correspondence emails.

04 October 2010, 18:16	#300
roberthazelby Amiga user since 1990 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bristol, England Age: 48 Posts: 365	Hi guys, you'll be pleased to learn that I have a full registered version of Beetle. I loved the CU Amiga demo so much that I ordered the full version from the author. I remember back in the day phoning the author up and having a really nice chat with him. He was explaining the tools he used to code the game up, as I was interested in coding for the Amiga. Some 15 odd years on I've still yet to do ANY game coding for the Amiga laughs Anyway, what's the best way for me to get this to you. I'm planning to get my Amiga networked up in the next month or so, so should (depending on how easy it is to get an expanded Amiga online) lha/dms the disk up and upload it. Failing that I could send a copy out via post. Are we working in the same manner as World of Spectrum, whereby efforts are made to contact the original authors, and if we receive no reply we make the titles available until we hear otherwise?

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